Planning to bike or stroll along this trail? You may want to avoid part of it this week

By Angelica Relente

Updated August 22, 2022 9:22 AM

Foothills Trail users that pass through Orting may need to reconsider their route beginning Aug. 22.

Over half a mile of the trail southeast of the city, starting from Charter Park at 425 Washington Ave. SE, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. until Aug. 25. A levee along the Carbon River is scheduled for repair. There’s no detour.

A man runs past a sign along the Foothills National Recreation Trail on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in Orting. The sign notifies patrons of the 21-mile-long path that a half-mile of the trail will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 through Aug. 25. The section closed is just south of Orting where crews will be repairing a levee along the Carbon River. Pete Caster Pete Caster / The News Tribune

“Two sections of the levee – a 45-foot stretch and a 145-foot stretch – have eroded over time due to high water events. Existing rock along the slope of the levee will be rearranged. Additional large rocks will be added,” according to Pierce County’s website.

A bike rack and bench on that portion of the trail will be removed at the same time frame crews are onsite. It will be reinstalled after they finish the repairs needed on the levee. Repair work such as this is a part of Pierce County’s annual levee repair program.

Over half a mile of the Foothills Trail southeast of the city will be closed for four days in August. Courtesy of Pierce County

This story was originally published August 22, 2022 at 5:00 AM.

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Angelica Relente covers topics that affect communities in East Pierce County. She started as a news intern in June 2021 after graduating from Washington State University. She is also a member of Seattle’s Asian American Journalists Association. She was born in the Philippines and spent the rest of her childhood in Hawaii.

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